Security News
As a venture capital investor who was previously a Chief Information Security Officer, I have noticed an interesting phenomenon: although cybersecurity makes the news often and is top of mind for consumers and business customers, it doesn't always get the attention it deserves by the board of directors. Even on a macro level, security concepts might be difficult to fully understand, so a short and dedicated security training for the board can come in handy.
How can you make a proactive business case for justifying expenses that advance your security program? I have a few suggestions based on my prior consulting experience and my recent work as a CISO at a cybersecurity firm. Security practitioners used to point to the need for defense-in-depth when explaining why the organization should fund yet another cybersecurity measure.
Trustmark Mutual Holding Company, a national employee benefits provider, has selected Britt Lindley as its new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Bradley Bodell, Chief Information Officer,...
If there is one work-related New Year's resolution I'd like CISOs to make as we enter 2020, it's to give the challenge of third-party cyber risk the attention it needs. If CISOs continue to focus cybersecurity tools and resources within the company perimeter, they are fighting the wrong battle in an increasingly multi-front cybersecurity war.
If your organization does software development in-house, there are a myriad of development workflows and processes to choose from. Some organizations still implement old-school waterfall development workflows; some are agile shops.
As Threats Continue to Evolve, So too Must DefensesThe cybersecurity outlook for 2020 and the new decade will be characterized by more advanced, targeted and coordinated attack vectors designed to...
TMF Group's Devender Kumar on Effectively Handling Vendor RiskIt's important to look into the inherent risks of engaging with vendors before getting into assessing individual companies, says...
CISOs are increasingly preoccupied with digital transformation, migration to cloud environments, and data governance, a recent YL Ventures survey has shown. The Israeli venture capital firm polled...
There is a high level of skepticism about claims due to vague product descriptions, ambiguous statistics, limited ability to measure product effectiveness, and a general lack of follow-through by...
Fidelis Cybersecurity, a leading provider of threat detection, threat hunting, and response solutions, announced the appointment of Chris Kubic as Chief Information Security Officer. Kubic brings...